Celtics Forecast to Defeat Lakers in NBA Finals, According to the Lenovo Stat

Market Wire, June, 2008

During an exciting 2007-08 NBA postseason, the Eastern Conference Champion Boston Celtics featured the most dominant five-man player combination on the court and have the edge to win The Finals, according to the Lenovo Stat on NBA.com. The Western Conference Champion Los Angeles Lakers finished second on the Lenovo Stat among all postseason teams, setting up an extremely competitive 2008 NBA Finals.

The Lenovo Stat , a plus/minus statistic that demonstrates the most effective combination of players on each team, indicates that the Celtics' top five-player combination of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kendrick Perkins and Rajon Rondo established a ranking of 79 . The Lakers top five-man player combination of Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher and Vladimir Radmanovic constructed a ranking of 66 . The Celtics led the Lenovo Stat in the 82-game regular season, and the top Lakers five-player combination took sixth.

The Lenovo Stat showcases the power of teamwork by calculating the point differential when a player, or combination of players, is in the game to assess their effect on the team. It is available in real time on NBA.com at www.nba.com/statistics/lenovo/lenovo.jsp , as well as after each game on NBA TV, and tracks results for the regular and postseason.

TOP LENOVO STAT RANKINGS FOR 2007-08 NBA PLAYOFFS

      Team                     Five Player Combination           Plus/Minus
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                       Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce,
 Boston Celtics            Kendrick Perkins, Rajon Rondo              79
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                      Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Derek
 Los Angeles Lakers         Fisher, Vladimir Radmanovic               66
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                       Chris Paul, Peja Stojakovic, David West,
 New Orleans Hornets       Tyson Chandler, Morris Peterson            63
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                      Rasheed Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Richard
 Detroit Pistons       Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Jason Maxiell       43
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                      Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Derek
 Los Angeles Lakers              Fisher, Luke Walton                  33
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                        Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, Andrei
 Utah Jazz              Kirilenko, Mehmet Okur, Ronnie Brewer         30
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                      LeBron James, Daniel Gibson, Ben Wallace,
 Cleveland Cavaliers          Joe Smith, Delonte West                 26
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                        Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili,
 San Antonio Spurs           Michael Finley, Brent Barry              22
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"For the past two seasons, the Lenovo Stat has provided fans, coaches and media insight into the intangible chemistry between players on the court," said Michael Gliedman, senior vice president and chief information officer, NBA . "After playing nearly 100 games to get to the Finals, a team doesn't win or lose based on one particular individual performance -- teamwork is essential. The Lenovo Stat provides the vital statistical analysis to determine how to maximize the team roster to achieve success."

As the Official PC Partner of the NBA , Lenovo desktop and notebook PCs are used in all of the NBA's 29 arenas across the nation to tabulate more than 675,000 statistical events throughout the season's 1,300 games. More than 275,000 points, 140,000 rebounds and 59,000 assists have been recorded during the 2007-08 season. This data is distributed in real time to media and fans around the world through NBA.com, the league's 30 team Web sites and NBA TV. In addition to the Lenovo Stat, Lenovo PCs play a critical role supporting other behind-the-scenes NBA operations, including powering the Start/Time Clock and generating instant replays during games.

About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building the world's best engineered personal computers. Lenovo's business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see www.lenovo.com .